Daniel Jones and the Giants offense did just enough to win the game. It’s the team’s first win vs Dallas since 2016.
The NY Giants clawed and scrapped their way to victory.
The NY Giants fought and survived to beat the Cowboys in Week 17 23-19 at MetLife Stadium. The Giants 6th win of 2020 snaps a seven-game losing streak vs the Cowboys.
It’s finally over.
Daniel Jones didn’t play his best game but did a good enough job to secure the victory. Jones went 17/25 for 229 yards and 2 touchdowns. Danny Dimes’ one interception was completely on Evan Engram as the ball bounced right off his fingertips.
The NY Giants will now sit back and wait and hope for an Eagles win on Sunday Night. The Giants close their season at 6-10 and will hope to make next week’s Wild Card Round.
Here, we break down Jones’ Week 17 performance.
Daniel Jones Best Throw of the Day.
The NY Giants closed the first half in big-time style. Daniel Jones commanded the offense to a critical touchdown drive in the 2-minute drill.
From the Dallas 3-yard line, Jones had three receivers wide and hit Dante Pettis in the slot for a perfect strike over the safety. Pettis’ caught the pass in stride and fell forwards into the endzone for the NY Giants’ third touchdown of the half.
The touchdown pass was Jones’ second of the day after a strike to Sterling Shepard for 10 yards earlier in the quarter.
Jones displayed excellent touch, poise, and an ability to lead his receiver downfield and catch it in stride.
It was a textbook play and gave New York a two-touchdown lead.
Daniel Jones Worst Moment of the Day.
To open the 3rd quarter, the NY Giants needed points to sustain their momentum. Instead, the drive ended in far-too familiar fashion.
Jones put a pass right in Evan Engram’s hands in coverage, a perfect throw.
Engram did not live up to his part of the deal and the ball bounced off his fingers and fell right into the Cowboys’ safeties hands for an easy interception. It was the Giants’ 6th interception of the season intended for Engram.
Engram will need to look in the mirror and seriously look at himself and figure out what’s wrong with his inability to make plays week in week out. He is hurting the team every week by being completely ineffective and is costing the team numerous drives.
Daniel Jones Final Grade: B+
Today was a must-win for Daniel Jones and the NY Giants. Jones delivered when it mattered and contributed with two of his own touchdowns.
The Giants snapped their 7-game losing streak vs Dallas and beat all three NFC East opponents for the first time since 2016.
Jones played a relatively, clean, safe, and sound game for 60 minutes. The offense didn’t have nearly the same success in the 2nd half they had in the first half.
Jones found his way to victory Sunday and that’s all that matters. The Giants needed to win and this was Daniel Jones’ deciding moment in New York. It was a signature win for Danny Dimes and he didn’t do anything to jeopardize the result or cost his team the W.